Luiza Bernardes Bertho

Soloist

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Studied at Petite Danse School of Dance and Brazilian Conservatory of Dance in Rio de Janeiro. From 2005, parallel to her studies, dancing as a Soloist in the Brazilian Company of Ballet, from 2008 also in the Corps de ballet of the Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro. From September 2010 she was engaged as a Trainee with the Bayerisches Staatsballett and danced as a Corps de ballet dancer since the 2011/2012 season. In the 2014/2015 season, Luiza Bernardes Bertho was promoted to the rank of Soloist.

Awards

• Gold Medal Dance Festivals of Joinville
• Semi-Finalist at 36th Prix de Lausanne
• Bronze Medal at the 2nd International Ballet Competition in Beijing

Debuts with the Bayerisches Staatsballett

Evening Songs (J. Kylián)
In the Future (H. van Manen)
5th Variation in Birthday Offering (F. Ashton)
BIPED (M. Cunningham)
Shadow variation in La Bayadère (M. Petipa/P. Bart)
2nd variation grand pas in Paquita (M. Petipa/A. Ratmansky)
Quadrille in Illusions - like Swan Lake (J. Neumeier)
Große Schwäne  in like Swan Lake (J. Neumeier)
Pas de huit in The Nutcracker (J. Neumeier)
2nd solo lady in Choreartium (L. Massine)
Gipsy and Rosalinde in Romeo and Juliet ( J. Cranko)
Pas de Odalisques in Le Corsaire (M. Petipa/I. Liška)
Demi-Solo 4th movement in Sinfonie in C (G. Balanchine)
Spider web in A Midsummer Night´s Dream (J. Neumeier)